Senior Technical Recruiter

HappyRobot; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic AI startup on the rise, where you will play a pivotal role as a Senior Technical Recruiter. This position offers the chance to partner with founders and hiring managers to attract top-tier talent across engineering, product, and operations. You'll own the full recruiting cycle, create exceptional candidate experiences, and help build a strong employer brand. With the backing of top investors, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment. If you're passionate about technology and eager to shape the future of recruitment, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• 3-6+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally in a high-growth startup.
• Strong sourcing skills and a creative approach to finding top talent.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles from sourcing to close.
• Build and manage strong pipelines of high-quality candidates.

Skills

Technical Recruiting

Sourcing Skills

Candidate Closing Skills

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Interest in AI and Technology

Job description

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About HappyRobot
HappyRobot is a platform to build and deploy AI workers that automate communication. See a demo.
Our AI workers connect to any system or data source to handle phone calls, email, messages, etc.
We target the logistics industry, which relies heavily on communication to book, check on, & pay for freight. Our clients include freight brokers, 3PLs, freight forwarders, shippers, warehouses, & other supply chain enterprises and tech startups.
We raised a Series A round from a16z and YC and are growing rapidly, on track to hit double-digit ARR by June this year.
We are looking for passionate individuals with drive and energy, eager to build something impactful in a fast-paced environment.

About The Role

As our first Senior Technical Recruiter, you’ll partner directly with the founders and hiring managers to attract and hire top-tier talent across engineering, product, and operations teams.

What You'll Do

1. Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles — from sourcing to close
2. Build and manage strong pipelines of high-quality candidates
3. Partner closely with founders and hiring managers to define role needs and scorecards
4. Craft great candidate experiences — from first touch to offer
5. Iterate quickly on recruiting strategies and sourcing channels
6. Build scalable processes, systems, and reporting to support hiring at scale
7. Help build our employer brand across LinkedIn, events, and referrals

What We're Looking For

1. 3–6+ years of experience in technical recruiting, ideally in a high-growth startup
2. Strong sourcing skills and creative approach to finding top talent
3. Experience recruiting for roles like software engineers, product managers, and data scientists
4. Ability to own roles end-to-end with minimal oversight
5. Great communication, judgment, and candidate closing skills
6. Deep interest in AI, technology, and building early-stage teams
7. Organized, fast-moving, and excited about making hiring a strategic advantage

Why join us?

1. Opportunity to work at a high-growth AI startup, backed by top investors.
2. Fast growth — backed by a16z and YC, on track for double-digit ARR.
3. Ownership & autonomy — take full ownership of projects and ship fast.
4. Work with the best — join a world-class team of engineers and builders.

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Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: Software Development